Community Letter requesting appropriations for the National Wildlife Health Center for FY 2026

Dear Chairs Murkowski and Simpson and Ranking Members Merkley and Pingree:

We write to urge you to continue to fund the modernization of the US Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) located in Madison, Wisconsin. The NWHC is unique because it is the only national center dedicated to wildlife disease detection, control, and prevention throughout the United States. Although the NWHC has not received additional direct funding to implement the full modernization since FY21, we hope to work with the Subcommittee to secure the remaining funding. We strongly urge you to provide robust funding for modernization of the NWHC and urge the need for future appropriations to complete the project in a cost-effective manner.

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